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“These recent works aim to fuse the spiritual impulse with slow and steady
everyday rhythms 71
By drawing on on on inspiration from cross-cultural traditions I hope to to distill an an essence that speaks to to to commonly understood motifs and patterns assimilated from ceramic tiles tiles textiles embroidery and lace that have become part of my subconscious vocabulary Because of my Ukrainian heritage I associ- ate with a a a a a a a a a visual tradition rich in in geometry symbolism and color found in in in labor-intensive patterning associated with ethnic embroidery and traditional Easter-egg deco- ration These influences are the framework on on which I build my pictures with evocative patterns and shapes creating the rhythms in in in my paintings ”
Meditation 16
oil on on canvas 12'' 12'' x 12'' 12''
